About Us


Since its founding in 1994, CHANGE has:

  • Advocated for increased funding of voluntary family planning programs and services
  • Exposed the detrimental effects of funding restrictions through face-to-face meetings between policy makers and women from Africa, Latin America and Asia
  • Trained and mobilized U.S. grassroots leaders to be a voice for change in U.S. foreign policy debates that affect sexual and reproductive health and rights

The U.S. government’s ability to stem global health epidemics hinges on confronting the gender inequalities that threaten the health and rights of women and girls. CHANGE advocates for a foreign policy that is woman-centered, human-rights-based, integrated, and above all, proven to positively impact the basic human rights and wellbeing of women and girls worldwide. We focus our efforts in three areas:

Public Policy
Using research, facts, and evidence from the field, CHANGE educates U.S. policy makers about the importance of U.S. support for comprehensive approaches to sexual and reproductive health, and the impact that restrictions on U.S. funding for family planning, maternal health, and HIV/AIDS have on health interventions and human rights.

Research
CHANGE monitors policy development, funding streams, program implementation and impact, and emerging field research to inform and hold the U.S. government accountable for its policy and funding decisions.

Outreach and Constituency Building
CHANGE conducts U.S. foreign policy education and advocacy trainings, and mobilizes its grassroots network of women’s and student groups, HIV/AIDS activists, faith-based organizations, and reproductive justice advocates at key moments to influence policy decisions.